Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2002)

Story: 9 of 10 Stars

My introduction to this story was, like many people in todays age, through the film adaptation. A girl brought into a world crafted and stylized by Tim Burton.

My first realization that that this would be a different story than the one I knew was the opening chapter. I felt i was shuffled along with a big “nothing to see here” sign held by a busy tour guide late to his next group appointment. The weird characters I remember from the film, only given a small few notes jotted down onto the paper. At first I was startled by this rush, but then I realized soon that it was for a purpose. These other characters, the odd man upstairs, the sisters down, and the neighbor boy (not in existence in this telling) were not of much importance, and this was to be a story of Coraline and purely her journey. But this did give a fresh look into the story I had heard before through the other adaptations, which I know if it had been the opposite with I having read the book before seeing the movie, I would have had a very similar feeling.

I will not go into much more depth on, difference within the story. But, whether you’ve watched the movie or not, reading this book is truly another fantastic experience and deeper glimpse into this beautiful, dark, and scary world. Like most Neil Gaiman works, there is a lot of depth to this twisted little tale.

My name is Rae Serbeck, I do my own little review of books because I am a lover of the written word and if the one who wrote the book put so much time and heart into it, I might as well put in a little of the love it brought to me reading it. I hope you come to enjoy reading it yourself.